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Govt plans census for undocumented Rohingya

Bangladesh is to hold a census of hundreds of thousands of undocumented Rohingya who have crossed into the country seeking refuge from persecution in neighbouring Myanmar. Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque said the government had earmarked $2.7 million for the census to be carried out in Bangladesh’s southeast, near the border with Myanmar’s Rakhine state, reports AFP. rohingya-childrenOfficial estimates have put the number of undocumented Rohingya in Bangladesh at between 200,000 and 500,000, in addition to around 32,000 registere...

Bangladesh team visits KILA

The team of high-level officials from Bangladesh at a training programme at KILA, Mulangunnathukavu, near Thrissur , on Monday. The team of high-level officials from Bangladesh at a training programme at KILA, Mulangunnathukavu, near Thrissur, on Monday. [caption id="attachment_18843" align="alignright" width="576"]BD Team The team of high-level officials from Bangladesh at a training programme at KILA, Mulangunnathukavu, near Thrissur , on Monday.[/caption] A team of high-level officials from Bangladesh has arrived at the Kerala Institute of Local Administr...

Police, not ACC, to handle private fraud cases

Private fraud and forgery cases will be excluded from the sections of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Act. From now on, police will handle the fraud cases. acc-logo_3However, ACC will handle the cases involving government property and the fraud charges against government officials and bank officials. The draft of ACC (Amendment) Act-2015 has been approved on principle at the cabinet meeting on Monday. Briefing reporters after the meeting, Cabinet secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said it is troublesome for ACC to resolve thousands of...

Promoting Vietnam- Bangladesh friendship

President Md. Abdul Hamid arrived in Hanoi on Monday, beginning his State visit to Vietnam from August 9-13 at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang. The visit, being made at a time when the bilateral relations are on fine development, aims at consolidating and promoting the traditional friendship and multifaceted co-operation between Vietnam and Bangladesh. [caption id="attachment_18821" align="alignright" width="648"]President Vietnam Bangladeshi President Md. Abdul Hamid and his spouse are warmly welcomed in Hanoi.[/caption] Viet...

BD Mission in touch with victims’ kin for last rites

The Bangladesh mission in Jeddah want permission from the family of the four Bangladeshi men killed in the recent mosque attack to complete their last rites in the kingdom or extradite the bodies to Bangladesh. 15 people were killed in the attack which took place this Thursday. 20150810_saudimosquebangladeshiBesides the four Bangladeshi men who were killed - Mohammed Bilal Hussain Mohammed, Afzaluddin Noor Nabi, Jidon Abdul Hameed and Mainul Mirza, four others were injured and are being treated at the Asir...

PBL donates for SUST Research Centre

Pubali Bank Ltd (PBL) has donated 10 lac taka to Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) Research Centre recently as a part of Corporate Social Responsibility. Managing Director of Pubali Bank Ltd. Md. Abdul Halim Chowdhury handed over the cheque to SUST Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Md. Aminul Haque Bhuyan. Mentionable, Pubali Bank Ltd. Board of Directors is SUST donationdonating Tk-10 lac to the University every year as a part of Corporate Social Responsibility to promote the Reserch Findings of the University. Speakers ta...
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